Dr. Kelly M. Thompson, president of the College, said after giving Larson the award, 鈥淵ou have embraced the experiential philosophy of 乱伦社区鈥檚 curriculum by taking your past experiences as a businessman and entrepreneur and sharing your knowledge and educating the next wave of business hopefuls. You add a real-life and personal touch to the information you pass along to your students. You engage them through conversation about real-life questions and dilemmas.鈥�

Larson, who lives in Quincy, Ill., joined the Culver-Stockton faculty in 2011. Before coming to Canton, he was the managing partner of S.U.R. Inc. of Quincy from 2004 to 2011, an investment representative for Edward Jones Investments in Quincy from 2000 to 2004 and the general manager/sales manager for Cantrell Inc. of Galesburg, Ill., from 1994 to 2000.

Larson earned his bachelor鈥檚 degree from Quincy University in 1994 and his master of business administration degree from QU in 2007. He is completing coursework toward completion of his doctorate in marketing specialization from Liberty University.

Larson received the president鈥檚 award for exemplary service to the college and community from Culver-Stockton in 2016.

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